{"conversationCode":"039-031","tapeNumber":39,"conversationNumber":31,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-039-031","startDateTime":"1973-05-29T17:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-05-29T17:48:00.000Z","startDate":"29-May-1973","startTime":"1:47 PM","endDate":"29-May-1973","endTime":"1:48 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, Thomas;","description":"On May 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-031 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 39-31\n\nDate: May 29, 1973\nTime: 1:47 pm - 1:48 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Thomas Hart.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 440-62]\n\n       Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule\n             -Meeting","filename":["039-031.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Hart, Thomas"],"prevCode":"039-030","nextCode":"039-032","transcript":[{"start":1.45,"end":4.08,"text":"When Ziegler finishes, just have him give me a ring."},{"start":4.24,"end":5.54,"text":"You don't know when he's going to finish."},{"start":5.56,"end":12.56,"text":"No, he's still in there, and they expect shortly, but yet, you know, he's trying to clear up these last-minute things."},{"start":13.3,"end":13.4,"text":"Okay."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon coordinated with Thomas Hart to arrange a follow-up briefing once Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler concluded an ongoing meeting. Hart informed the President that Ziegler was working to finalize pending matters, prompting Nixon to request a direct call as soon as Ziegler became available. The brief exchange served to manage the President's schedule and ensure immediate communication with his press secretary.","topics":["Ronald Ziegler","Presidential Scheduling","White House Communications","Staff Coordination"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T05:45:21.355Z"},"topicSlugs":["ronald-ziegler","presidential-scheduling","white-house-communications","staff-coordination"],"audioDurationSec":20,"audioFiles":[{"file":"039-031.mp3","bytes":641024,"durationSec":19.91,"bitrate":257611,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.071Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/039-031.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-031","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/39/conversation-039-031","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}